Former Akwa Ibom Governor Quits PDP, To Retire From Politics

A governor of Akwa Ibom state has retired from active politics. He also attacked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party on whose platform he ruled as governor.

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Victor Obong Attah

Victor Attah, who was a member of PDP Board of Trustees, said he would be playing the role of an elder statesman to “continue to serve this country with love, strength, and faith”.
The former governor said the PDP did not stick to the ideals of democracy, and said for the party to bounce back it must stop looking for who to blame, and reorder its ways along the aims and ideals of its founding fathers.


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“Who does not know that you only conduct election to fill a vacancy. But the PDP would start by announcing that there is no vacancy. Then it would offer ‘automatic tickets’ to a set of people. What manner of democracy” Premiumtimes quoted him.
He also attacked the PDP over the emrgence of his successor’s successor, Udom Emmanuel. He said Mr Udom was imposed on the people of the state and described the 8 years rule of his successor, Godwill Akapbio as “eight locust years”.